How did European countries react to the cotton shortages created by the American Civil War? A. They developed a synthetic material to replace cotton

B. They began growing their own cotton

C. When the war began they hoarded enough cotton to last for several years

D. They bought cotton that was grown in other parts of the world

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

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your answer would be (b)

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